MEET COACH G
My passion for changing lives through fitness comes from my personal journey to find happiness. Growing up an overweight gay black boy in Baltimore City wasn't easy. I battled body dysmorphia and overall not liking who I was. This was my individual burden for over half of my life. The catalyst to changing my life was the sudden passing away of my mother at a young age from heart disease.
At this point, it hit me that life is short and that I am the only one in control of my health and happiness. My experience overcoming my own weight loss struggles gives me a different perspective when motivating my clients. I don’t see followers, I see the old me.
Coach G has has over 15 years experience in the exercise sports science field including a Bachelors of Science in Sports Medicine from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and a Masters of Science in Exercise and Health Promotion from Cal U Pennsylvania. He also holds various high level certifications such as Strength and Conditioning Specialist, NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist, Specialist in Speed and Explosion, and an Advanced Exercise Nutrition Certificate from Human Kinetics.
After holding a corporate position as Director of Sports Medicine at Bowie State University, he decided to follow his dreams of living abroad, and changing lives. In 2009 he moved to Rome, Italy and while playing pro basketball started training foreign service workers inside the US Embassy, which eventually led to opening Rome’s first English speaking fitness company. After Italy, he decided to return back to Washington, DC, and continue his calling of helping people change their lives through healthy living, positive thinking, and fitness.
My passion for changing lives through fitness comes from my personal journey to find happiness. Growing up an overweight gay black boy in Baltimore City wasn't easy. I battled body dysmorphia and overall not liking who I was. This was my individual burden for over half of my life. The catalyst to changing my life was the sudden passing away of my mother at a young age from heart disease.
At this point, it hit me that life is short and that I am the only one in control of my health and happiness. My experience overcoming my own weight loss struggles gives me a different perspective when motivating my clients. I don’t see followers, I see the old me.
Coach G has has over 15 years experience in the exercise sports science field including a Bachelors of Science in Sports Medicine from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and a Masters of Science in Exercise and Health Promotion from Cal U Pennsylvania. He also holds various high level certifications such as Strength and Conditioning Specialist, NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist, Specialist in Speed and Explosion, and an Advanced Exercise Nutrition Certificate from Human Kinetics.
After holding a corporate position as Director of Sports Medicine at Bowie State University, he decided to follow his dreams of living abroad, and changing lives. In 2009 he moved to Rome, Italy and while playing pro basketball started training foreign service workers inside the US Embassy, which eventually led to opening Rome’s first English speaking fitness company. After Italy, he decided to return back to Washington, DC, and continue his calling of helping people change their lives through healthy living, positive thinking, and fitness.